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State Association for the
Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries
(SAPIC)
SAPIC
21813 170th St.
Birmingham IA 52535-8046
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OUR
PIONEER CEMETERY CONCERNS
Iowa law defines a
"Pioneer Cemetery"
as one in which there have been six or fewer burials in the past 50
years. If you know of a cemetery that qualifies for this
distinction, and would like to have it recognized, please contact
the
State Association for the
Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries
to have it recorded. See
our PURPOSE below.
JULY SAPIC MEETING AGENDA
You are invited to attend the next SAPIC meeting at 10 a.m.
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at The Plaza, 25 W. Charles St., Oelwein, hosted
by the Fayette County Pioneer Cemetery Commission.
9 a.m. Refreshments – Doors Open to Public
10 a.m. Call to order
Welcome to Oelwein
Approval of Agenda, Additions to Agenda
Appointment of Acting Secretary for the day
Introductions
Fayette County hosts (who will
provide needed information for the day)
County and State officials present
Members and guests present- (tell
about activity in your county)
Lunch Orders ($ 5,
for 6” Subway, chips and drink.)
Minutes for April 18, 2009 meeting
Treasurer’s Report
Newsletter report
Old Business
Mike Magee- Syracuse Cemetery, Bremer County, case still in court
Bill Reedy, Steve Story, others-2009 Pioneer Cemetery Legislation
SAPIC display ‘kiosk or booth’ at Iowa State Capitol Rotunda, 2010
Brochures for Iowa General Assembly
New Business
Grant Applications-discuss & vote on each-five applications as of
July 6-from Monona, Clinton, Adams, Madison, Lucas counties
Effects and future of Pioneer Cemetery Legislation since its origin
Continued discussion of 3 or 4 meetings a year, dates of the meeting
Site and date of October 2009 meeting
Other business, legal questions and (perhaps) answers
Adjournment by noon for lunch,
which will be in the meeting room.
12:30 pm-Motor caravan to Otsego Pioneer Cemetery, near Oelwein,
easy to find, will have leading and trailing vehicles
Whether you come from the north, east,
south or west into downtown Oelwein, you will make one turn only- at
the downtown junction of Iowa highways 3 and 150. This junction
includes a Kwik Star gas station and convenience store and a
Presbyterian Church. Turn WEST, and go two blocks to the Oelwein
Chamber of Commerce Building (The Plaza) on the north side of the
street. There is a large parking lot on the west side of The Plaza,
and you will enter the WEST doors to the meeting rooms. Free sweets,
juice, coffee will be available by 9 a.m.
Iowa
Cemetery Laws and Procedures
PREVIOUS
Carter Award Winners
(Nominations due July 1each year)
Keith
Street Memorial Award Application
(Applications due 9-1)
Cemetery Survey Form
E-Mail List:
To join the Iowa
Cemeteries e-mail list hosted by SAPIC member Fred Reese, each
person must subscribe to the list individually by sending an e-mail
message to
IA-Cemeteries-L-request@rootsweb.com
Leave the subject area blank. Put only the
word subscribe within the message and nothing else. You will receive
a confirmation that you have been subscribed to the list, along with
instructions on participating. There are hundreds of folks already
on this list who monitor it and post to it, so every post is not
necessarily from a member of SAPIC. Most folks who are on the list
are genealogists searching for relatives or directions to a cemetery
in the state or have questions about our cemeteries. Everyone does
what they can to answer them.
Suggestions for forming a
Cemetery Commission
See the newest
Reports
from Iowa Counties
that support preservation of Pioneer Cemeteries printed in Grave
News, the newsletter of the
State Association for the
Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries.
SAPIC's PURPOSE
SAPIC was organized in 1996 with
the following goals:
A. To identify all
cemeteries in Iowa
B. To take such measurements as are necessary, possible and
reasonable to protect these cemeteries, and the monuments contained
in them, from danger due to natural causes or from human
encroachment.
C. To provide guidance and educational materials for use by the
people entrusted with the preservation of these cemeteries and
monuments contained in them.
D. To compile and distribute information about the proper
maintenance techniques for these cemeteries and the monuments
contained in them.
E. To provide advice and information to legislative bodies empowered
to pass legislation creating a legal framework for the protection,
the preservation and maintenance of these cemeteries and the
monuments contained in them are enforced.
F. To act as a monitor of the administrative and management personal
of these cemeteries, to ensure that the legal measures for the
protection, preservation and maintenance of the cemeteries and the
monuments in them are enforced.
IOWA
GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
Researchers may
submit photos and transcriptions of their ancestor's gravestones and
connect with yet-to-be-discovered cousins in the process. This
database includes a search mechanism that may be used within a
county or statewide at
Gravestone Photos from Iowa Cemeteries.
This site, which is
Hosted by
RootsWeb, was
last updated July 7, 2009
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